Universal vaporizer assembly

ABSTRACT

A universal vaporizer assembly to provide a multi-flavored electronic cigarette is disclosed. The universal vaporizer assembly comprises a first casing chamber having a generally rectangular cross-section is configured to have one or more sucking rods. Storage modules are disposed inside the sucking rods to supply a predetermined liquid smoke selectively atomized by a heating device secured to a bottom section of the first casing chamber. The atomizing channels are provided in the sucking rod to allow predetermined liquid smoke to pass through, and a sucking nozzle is configured to provide the liquid smoke to a user via a plurality of holes. A second casing chamber comprising electronic battery modules is removably attached to the first casing chamber using a locking mechanism to define a modular vaporizer assembly.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION A. Technical Field

The present invention is generally related to a vaporizer assembly. More particularly, the invention disclosed herein is further related to a hand-held universal vaporizer assembly, which could be utilized by a user in multiple end-use, such as a medication delivery system, or multi-flavored electronic cigarette, etc.

B. Description of Related Art

Electronic cigarette came into existence as an aid to provide nicotine through a smokeless inhalation process. Instead of smoking cigarette, the user inhales an aerosol, commonly called vapor, typically released by a heating element that atomizes a liquid solution. In the recent years, the market segment of these electronic cigarettes is gaining steadily. Currently, the electronic cigarettes are used as vaporizers which comprises liquid storage components for storing liquid smoke, heaters and atomizing chambers to dispense medications or recreational substances such as tobacco derivatives, etc. to individual users.

Most of the existing vaporizers are hand-held battery-operated devices for atomizing the liquid smoke into vapor. However, each of these vaporizers is designed to accommodate a flavor of liquid smoke at a time, and therefore it is a limitation for a user in the smokeless inhalation process. Some of the vaporizers are configured to store the mix up of the different flavors of the liquid smoke. However, this does not help in satisfying the user in choosing their desired flavor, and lacks an option for switching flavors in the vaporizers.

There have been many attempts to provide vaporizing devices to provide multi-flavored electronic cigarette for the user. For instance, a prior art reference U.S. Pat. No. 9,271,528 B2 discloses a multi-flavored electronic cigarette with a liquid storage components adapted to reserve liquid and heaters adapted for atomizing liquid to smoke with two atomizing chambers and heaters therein adapted for allowing a kind of liquid to be atomized. The heaters are powered by the batteries incorporated in the electronic cigarette. However, this device is a unitary structure encompassing all the components which is a limitation by itself. If any components of the device are repaired, or needs replacement, the users have to buy, or requires another electronic cigarette.

In certain cases, the components of the vaporizing devices are fastened together using bolts or screws, which requires a skilled technician to fix the device in case of repair or maintenance. Users either must replace the entire device, or they need to face lot of inconvenience on servicing the whole vaporizing device. Recently, many electronic modules such as sensors and other digital measuring units are included in the design of the vaporizing devices. However, the existing complicated designs in the vaporizing device still made more cumbersome to service, and expensive. In case of any malfunction of the device, the user could not simply reuse it.

Hence, there is a long felt but unresolved need for an apparatus, which provides a retro-fit option for multi-flavored electronic cigarette. Furthermore, there is a need for a universal vaporizer assembly, which provides the user to choose their desired flavor, multi-flavors or a combination of optional flavors in the electronic cigarette.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

This summary is provided to introduce a selection of concepts in a simplified form that are further disclosed in the detailed description of the invention. This summary is not intended to identify key or essential inventive concepts of the claimed subject matter, nor is it intended for determining the scope of the claimed subject matter.

The invention disclosed herein addresses the above-mentioned need for a vaporizer assembly to provide a multi-flavored electronic cigarette for a user. Furthermore, the invention addresses the need for a universal vaporizer assembly to allow the user to select desired choice of one flavor, multi-flavors or a combination of optional flavors of the smoke. In an embodiment, a universal vaporizer assembly comprises, a first casing chamber having a generally rectangular cross-section, which is configured to have one or more sucking rods. In one aspect, one or more storage modules are disposed inside the sucking rods to supply a predetermined liquid smoke selectively atomized by a heating device secured to a bottom section of the first casing chamber. In another aspect, one or more atomizing channels are provided in the sucking rod to allow the predetermined liquid smoke to pass through and a sucking nozzle is configured to provide the liquid smoke to a user via a plurality of holes. In one aspect, a second casing chamber having a generally rectangular cross-section is removably attached to the first casing chamber using a locking mechanism to define a modular vaporizer assembly. In one embodiment, the second casing chamber is removably attached to the first casing chamber via a magnetic locking mechanism. In another embodiment, the second casing chamber is removably attached to the first casing chamber via a mechanical, a pneumatic, a hydraulic, an electrical or an electronic locking mechanism.

In another aspect, the second casing chamber comprises one or more electronic battery modules to power the heating device to selectively atomize the predetermined liquid smoke by a control knob disposed on an outer side of the first casing chamber.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS

The foregoing summary, as well as the following detailed description of the invention, is better understood when read in conjunction with the appended drawings. For the purpose of illustrating the invention, exemplary constructions of the invention are shown in the drawings. However, the invention is not limited to the specific methods and structures disclosed herein. The description of a method step or a structure referenced by a numeral in a drawing is applicable to the description of that method step or structure shown by that same numeral in any subsequent drawing herein.

FIG. 1A exemplarily illustrates a front perspective view of a universal vaporizer assembly.

FIG. 1B exemplarily illustrates a front exploded view of the universal vaporizer assembly.

FIG. 2 exemplarily illustrates a front view of the universal vaporizer assembly.

FIG. 3A exemplarily illustrates a top perspective view of the universal vaporizer assembly.

FIG. 3B exemplarily illustrates a top exploded view of the universal vaporizer assembly.

FIG. 4 exemplarily illustrates the front view of a sucking nozzle of the universal vaporizer assembly.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF EMBODIMENTS

A description of embodiments of the present invention will now be given with reference to the Figures. It is expected that the present invention may be embodied in other specific forms without departing from its spirit or essential characteristics. The described embodiments are to be considered in all respects only as illustrative and not restrictive.

The disclosed invention relates to a vaporizer assembly 100 to provide a multi-flavored electronic cigarette for a user. FIG. 1A exemplarily illustrates a front perspective view of a universal vaporizer assembly 100. The present invention discloses a modular universal vaporizer assembly 100, which is configured to allow the user to select desired choice of one flavor, multi-flavors or a combination of optional flavors of the smoke as shown in FIG. 1B. Further, the universal vaporizer assembly 100 is also configured to allow the user to select desired choice of nicotine flavor, non-nicotine flavor, or combination of nicotine or non-nicotine flavors.

FIG. 2 exemplarily illustrates a front view of the universal vaporizer assembly 100. The universal vaporizer assembly 100 comprises a first casing chamber 102 having a generally rectangular cross-section, which is configured to have one or more sucking rods 104. Further, one or more storage modules 106 are disposed inside the sucking rods 104 to supply a predetermined liquid smoke, which could be selectively atomized by a heating device 108 secured to a bottom section of the first casing chamber 102. The universal vaporizer assembly 100 also comprises one more atomizing channels 110 provided in the sucking rod 104, allows a predetermined liquid smoke to pass through, and a sucking nozzle 112 is configured to provide the liquid smoke to a user via a plurality of holes 114, as shown in FIG. 4. A second casing chamber 116 having a generally rectangular cross-section is removably attached to the first casing chamber 102 using a locking mechanism 118 to define a modular vaporizer assembly 100. In one embodiment, the second casing chamber 116 is removably attached to the first casing chamber 102 via a magnetic locking mechanism. In another embodiment, the second casing chamber 116 is removably attached to the first casing chamber 102 via a mechanical, a pneumatic, a hydraulic, an electrical or an electronic locking mechanism.

In an embodiment, according to FIG. 2, the second casing chamber 116 comprises one or more electronic battery modules 120 to power the heating device 108 to selectively atomize the predetermined liquid smoke, when the user activates a control knob 122, as shown in FIG. 1A. The control knob 122 is disposed on an outer side of the first casing chamber 100. The control knob 122 is provided for the user to switch on the modular vaporizer assembly 100. The modular vaporizer assembly 100 could be made from a material comprising at least one of metals, ceramics, elastomers, composites, glasses, polymers, woods, lattices and foams, or any combination thereof. In another embodiment, polymers could be used to manufacture both the casing chambers of the modular vaporizer assembly 100. In some embodiments, the liquid smoke comprises any of the flavors from at least one of a menthol, a vanilla, a chocolate, a strawberry a coffee, a cola and other various fruits. In some embodiments, the flavors include any one or combination of nicotine, non-nicotine, recreational substances, tobacco derived substances, or other liquid smoke derivatives. In another embodiment, the modular vaporizer assembly 100 is also configured to change or adjust the composition of the flavors. The modular vaporizer assembly 100 configured to change the percentage (%) composition of nicotine, medicine, hookah flavors, e-juice, or a dab of flavors.

In another embodiment as shown in FIG. 2, the storage modules 106 in the modular vaporizer assembly 100 are configured to provide the predetermined liquid smoke in various flavors to the user via the atomizing channel 110 disposed in the sucking rod 104. A control switch 124 is disposed on the sucking nozzle 112 to adjust the air flow of the predetermined liquid smoke in the vaporizer assembly 100. The control switch 124 is also configured to activate an air-flow valve restrictor 126 as shown in FIG. 3A to allow the user to select the desired flavor of the liquid smoke. The storage module 106 is positioned in each of the atomizing channel 110, and it has arch-like structures to allow the penetration of the predetermined liquid smoke desired by the user into the atomizing channel 110 for vaporization. The storage module 106 is made from a transparent or a translucent material allowing the user to view the level of the liquid smoke in the module 106.

In preferred embodiments as shown in FIG. 2, the atomizing channel 110 is provided with the heating device 108 to atomize the stored liquid smoke, which then gets into the inner chamber of the sucking rod 104. The user could activate the heating device 108 in a single atomizing channel 110 with the help of the control switch 124 as they like to atomize the liquid smoke, in desired choice of one flavor, multi-flavors or a combination of optional flavors of the smoke. In case, if multiple flavors are desired, the required flavors of liquid smoke are atomized by the heating device 108 in the respective atomizing channels 110, and the smoke with multiple flavors are mixed in the sucking rod 104 before passing it to the sucking nozzle 112 for inhalation by the user. The heating device 108 encompasses electronic circuits connected with the electronic battery modules 120, when the casing chambers are connected using the locking mechanism 118. In one embodiment, the casing chambers are connected via a magnetic locking mechanism. In another embodiment, the casing chambers are connected via a mechanical, a pneumatic, a hydraulic, an electrical, or an electronic locking mechanism.

In an embodiment as shown in FIG. 3A, illustrates a top perspective view of the universal vaporizer assembly 100. The modular vaporizer assembly 100 comprises one or more vents 128 disposed on the outer section of the first casing chamber 102 to provide ventilation for the sucking rod 104 containing the liquid smoke to be vaporized. Further as shown in FIG. 3B, the locking mechanism 118 to secure the first casing chamber 102 and the second casing chamber 116 is disclosed. In one embodiment, the second casing chamber 116 is removably attached to the first casing chamber 102 via a magnetic locking mechanism. In another embodiment, the second casing chamber 116 is removably attached to the first casing chamber 102 via a mechanical, a pneumatic, a hydraulic, an electrical or an electronic locking mechanism. In magnetic locking mechanism, the locking mechanism 118 comprises one or more magnetic beads disposed in both casing chambers to provide air-tight sealing of the assembly 100. Further, this allows the second casing chamber 116 containing electronic battery modules 120 to power the heating device 108 disposed in the first casing chamber 102 to vaporize the predetermined liquid smoke when the universal vaporizer assembly 100 is activated by the user.

In an embodiment as shown in FIG. 4, the front view of the sucking nozzle 112 of the universal vaporizer assembly 100 is disclosed. The sucking nozzle 112 is removably attached to a top section of the first casing chamber 102 via a snap-fit configuration. This sucking nozzle 112 allows the user to vape their desired smoke flavor using the universal vaporizer assembly 100. The sucking nozzle 112 also comprises one or more axial vents 126 configured to communicate with the inner channel of the sucking rod 104. These holes are disposed on the upper surface of the sucking nozzle 112 to communicate the corresponding sucking rods 104 to provide the desired flavor of the smoke for the user. The sucking nozzle 112 is made from a material comprising at least one of metals, ceramics, elastomers, composites, glasses, polymers, woods, lattices and foams, or any combination thereof. The wood material is selected from at least one of a mahogany, a rosewood, a sandalwood and a pine wood.

In a different embodiment, a method of using the universal vaporizer assembly 100 for vaporizing the liquid smoke, as shown in FIG. 2 is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of: a) activating the control knob 122 disposed on the outer side of the first casing chamber 102 to vaporize the liquid smoke in the storage module 106, b) selecting the desired flavor of the liquid smoke to be vaporized using the control switch 124 disposed on the sucking nozzle 112, c) adjusting the air flow through the vents in the sucking nozzle 112 by controlling the air-flow valve restrictor 126 and d) vaping the desired smoke from the sucking nozzle 112 in the first casing chamber 102. In additional embodiments, a charging port (not shown) is disposed in the second casing chamber 116, where the user could charge the universal vaporizer assembly 100 using external power.

The universal vaporizer assembly 100, according to the present invention allows the user to select desired choice of one flavor, multi-flavors or a combination of optional flavors of the smoke. In some embodiments, the flavors include any one or combination of nicotine, non-nicotine, recreational substances, tobacco derived substances, or other liquid smoke derivatives. The assembly 100 is portable and lightweight, and therefore user could carry without any inconvenience. The universal vaporizer assembly 100 defines the modular configuration of the casing chambers, which allows the user to utilize either of the casing chambers for longer period. This eliminates the need for replacement of the entire vaporizer assembly 100. The locking mechanism 118 allows for easier and quicker assembly and disassembly of the vaporizer assembly 100 and eliminates the need for specialized fasteners to secure the casing chambers.

Although a single embodiment of the invention has been illustrated in the accompanying drawings and described in the above detailed description, it will be understood that the invention is not limited to the embodiment developed herein, but is capable of numerous rearrangements, modifications, substitutions of parts and elements without departing from the spirit and scope of the invention.

The foregoing examples have been provided merely for the purpose of explanation and are in no way to be construed as limiting of the present concept disclosed herein. While the concept has been described with reference to various embodiments, it is understood that the words, which have been used herein, are words of description and illustration, rather than words of limitation. Further, although the concept has been described herein with reference to particular means, materials, and embodiments, the concept is not intended to be limited to the particulars disclosed herein; rather, the concept extends to all functionally equivalent structures, methods and uses, such as are within the scope of the appended claims. Those skilled in the art, having the benefit of the teachings of this specification, may affect numerous modifications thereto and changes may be made without departing from the scope and spirit of the concept in its aspects. 

1. A universal vaporizer assembly comprising: a first casing chamber having a generally rectangular cross-section is configured to have one or more sucking rods, wherein one or more storage modules are disposed inside the sucking rods to supply a predetermined liquid smoke selectively atomized by a heating device secured to a bottom section of the first casing chamber; wherein one or more atomizing channels are provided in the sucking rod to allow the predetermined liquid smoke to pass through and a sucking nozzle is configured to provide the liquid smoke to a user via a plurality of holes; a second casing chamber having a generally rectangular cross-section is removably attached to the first casing chamber using a locking mechanism to define a modular vaporizer assembly, wherein the second casing chamber comprises one or more electronic battery modules to power the heating device to selectively atomize the predetermined liquid smoke by a control knob disposed on an outer side of the first casing chamber.
 2. The universal vaporizer assembly of claim 1, wherein the second casing chamber is removably attached to the first casing chamber via a magnetic locking mechanism.
 3. The universal vaporizer assembly of claim 1, wherein the second casing chamber is removably attached to the first casing chamber via a mechanical, a pneumatic, a hydraulic, an electrical or an electronic locking mechanism.
 4. The universal vaporizer assembly of claim 1, wherein the storage modules are configured to provide the predetermined liquid smoke in a desired flavor to the user via the atomizing channel disposed in the sucking rod.
 5. The universal vaporizer assembly of claim 1, wherein a control switch is disposed on the sucking nozzle to adjust the air flow of the predetermined liquid smoke in the vaporizer assembly.
 6. The universal vaporizer assembly of claim 5, wherein the control switch activates an air-flow valve restrictor to allow the user to select the desired flavor of the liquid smoke.
 7. The universal vaporizer assembly of claim 5, wherein the desired flavor includes any one or combination of nicotine substances, non-nicotine substances, recreational substances, tobacco derived substances, or liquid smoke derivatives.
 8. The universal vaporizer assembly of claim 5, is configured to change the percentage (%) composition of nicotine, medicine, hookah flavors, e-juice, or a dab of flavors.
 9. The universal vaporizer assembly of claim 1, wherein the locking mechanism is configured to allow the heating of the predetermined liquid smoke using the electronic battery modules disposed in the second casing chamber.
 10. The universal vaporizer assembly of claim 1, wherein the sucking nozzle is removably attached to a top section of the first casing chamber via a snap-fit configuration.
 11. The universal vaporizer assembly of claim 1, wherein one or more vents are disposed on the outer section of the first casing chamber to provide ventilation for the sucking rod.
 12. The universal vaporizer assembly of claim 1, is made from a material comprising at least one of metals, ceramics, elastomers, composites, glasses, polymers, woods, lattices and foams, or any combination thereof.
 13. The universal vaporizer assembly of claim 1, wherein the sucking nozzle is made from a material comprising at least one of metals, ceramics, elastomers, composites, glasses, polymers, woods, lattices and foams, or any combination thereof.
 14. The universal vaporizer assembly of claim 1, wherein the storage module is made from one of a semi-transparent, a transparent and a translucent material. 